Potters Council Question of the Week
Question of the week is about having a good time, to laugh, to share, and to interact in a fun, creative way on our Potters Council forum. We will be posting a “Question of the Week” every Monday for you to answer, give an opinion, and maybe laugh a little. The questions will range from the serious to the not so serious. We are ready to have some fun and hope you will join us.

 

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Question of the Week | March 12, 2012 : Do you see the firing of your pots as a critical step in the final piece or is it simply the last step?
Answer Here.


One of my coolest clay memories is of walking into Kayo O’Young’s studio to find it filled end to end, up and down, with large white porcelain pots. They filled the drying cupboard, topped all the tables and heated or cooled in the kilns as they made their slow journey towards a one man show at the Gardner in Toronto. I was stunned by this scene reminiscent of a fresh snowfall on a winter day. I could not bear the idea that they would all soon be glazed with color since they seemed so perfect just as they were.

A month later I saw them at the show, finished with glazes that perfectly complimented the forms. With his eye and talent, they had become more than they were before. Needless to say, I could not have pulled off such of feat … I would still be frozen by the imagined perfection of the white. How about you?

– Chris Campbell – Past President Potters Council 2011

 
 
I hope you have as much fun answering the questions, as the Potters Council Board had putting the list together. We are also accepting additional questions of the week. Send your question to cdorr@ceramics.org.

 

Sincerely,

 

Carolyn S. Dorr
Potters Council